The Phalanx CIWS has been in service with the Navy since the 1970s, and has received significant technological upgrades since then to improve its detection and target acquisition capabilities. The US ...

System remains an integral part of ship self-defense for U.S. Navy LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $205 million contract from ...

System remains an integral part of ship self-defense for U.S. Navy LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $205 million contract ...

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $279.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide functional management support for the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System. Work locations and funding will be ...

If a missile gets within a mile of a U.S. warship, there’s no time to think—only to shoot. Enter the Phalanx CIWS, a fully autonomous close-in weapon system that fires 75 tungsten rounds per second to ...

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has laid off 51 employees at its Louisville, Ky., plant, citing lower demand for work on a ship-defense gun system. A company spokesman said he was unaware of any ...